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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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